Unjeweling a bolt?

I've got a rifle with a jeweled finish on the bolt, what's the best way to remove the jeweling and not hurt the bolts strength? Maybe just polish off with some 800 grit sand paper? What's a good durable finish afterwords to remove any shine from it? Thanks

once it's blackened up, rinse immediately in hot, clean water, dry completely, then give it a penetrating oil bath. if you don't oil right away, you can get "flash rusting"- where it rusts up like crazy, degrading the quality of the parker.

Some people like jeweled, I don't. Pepsi-Coke, Ford-Chevy, everybody likes something different, no biggie. Haha, SJS46 Duracoated every thing but the stock and bolt body-turned out very nice! The only thing left shiny is the jeweled bolt body which I'd like to color black with some kind of penetrating finish to match the action and resist rubbing off as the bolt slides back and forth. Anyone know of a shop in the Forest Grove or Hillsboro area that does this kind of stuff? If not I'll give it a try but I would pay to have it done right-it's the last part to finish my hunting rifle, probably the last I 'll be able to build until the kids are out of the nest.

**Disclaimer** You are responsible for your own actions - this is just what I use.

Kyber Pass Parkerizing Recipe

Get the manganese from two new D cell batteries
Dissolve in OSPHO (1qt)
Bring to 180 or 190 degrees - I forget - you do the research
Drop in clean parts and wait until fizzling stops
Rinse in water, oil, and enjoy

Parkerizing is the way to go if you want it dark. I've done a lot of parking in my garage. The secret to a good job is a clean part. If you think it's clean and de-greased, clean it again and do not touch the cleaned part with fingers. I use hot 150 degree TSP solution. I then follow with 2 distilled water rinses, then into the Park solution. Parts need to be oiled after parkeing.

Glasses w/ side shields on
Gloves on
Take a new D cell
Strip the outer logo if it's plastic coated with skrinkwrap
Put it on its side and whack it with a hammer - watch out for juice/leakage
Pull out the quarter looking thing with the rod on it (end cap on bottom)
Use tin snips to get it apart and use the black stuff not the zinc (whitish paste in paper in the center)
Throw the zinc center goodness sludge away
The black stuff you want is like clay/grease

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